Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2014

     

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HIST 491 001 (CRN: 22415)

MIDDLE EAST SECTARIANISM

Long Title: UNDERSTANDING SECTARIANISM IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Department: History
Instructor: Makdisi, Ussama
Meeting: 9:25AM - 10:40AM TR (13-JAN-2014 - 25-APR-2014) 
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
 
Section Max Enrollment: 15
Section Enrolled: 6
Enrollment data as of: 20-APR-2024 3:13AM
 
Additional Fees: None
 
Final Exam: Final Exam Unknown
 
Description: Seminar will examine the validity of the notion of age-old religious and tribal violence in the region, relate the nature of religious violence in the Ottoman Empire to Zionism in Palestine and sectarianism in Lebanon, and analyze the sectarian struggle in contemporary Iraq in light of the American occupation.